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Subject: Re: Hawker Sea Fury - File 1 of 1 - Lt Peter 'Hoagy' Carmichael (2nd fr R) and his MiG-killing Sea Fury , 9 Aug '52.jpg (0/1)
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Miloch wrote :
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Fury
> In 1952, the first Chinese MiG-15 jet fighters appeared. On 8 August
> 1952, Lieutenant Peter "Hoagy" Carmichael, of 802 Squadron, flying Sea
> Fury WJ232 from HMS Ocean, shot a MiG-15 down, making him one of only
> a few pilots of a propeller driven aircraft to shoot down a jet.[44][N
> 2] The engagement occurred when a formation of Sea Furies and
> Fireflies was engaged by eight MiG-15s, during which one Firefly was
> badly damaged while the Sea Furies escaped unharmed. Some sources
> claim that this is the only successful engagement by a British pilot
> in a British aircraft during the Korean War, although a few sources
> claim a second MiG was downed in the same action.[45] In addition, the
> recollections of Sub-Lieutenant Brian "Schmoo" Ellis, the youngest
> member of the flight, differ from the official version of events
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